A lifestyle change took place when we moved to our smallholding in Wales, we are leaving behind the consumerism of life, growing our food, raising our meat, living our lives to the full, enjoying every day the highs and lows of country living, but not going without just doing it better.

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Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Elderflower Jelly

Another good recipe to try with Elderflowers, the flowers are just coming into bloom, they are best collected on a sunny day, have a smell of the flowers when you collect them if any smell like cat pee discard them as they have gone over.

You will need

12-15 Elderflower blooms

1.5kg of Jam sugar (the one with pectin)

1.5lt of cold water

Juice of 1 lemon

Pop your flower blooms into a bowl and add the water, leave for 3 days

drain through muslin or a jelly bag do not squeeze you will discolour the jelly

Add the liquid to a pan with the sugar and lemon juice

Bring to the boil and continue boiling for 8 mins,

check for a set, mine took 12 mins to reach setting point

then pour into jars and leave to cool.

This made 6 jars.

Elderflower Jelly has a very delicate taste and is ideal to have on toast, crumpets or toasted teacakes.